File(s) under permanent embargo
Can a Scheduled 15-minute School Nurse Appointment Influence Youth Health? Evaluation from an Enhanced School Health Service
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-18, 12:51 authored by Julia Taylor, Lindsay SmithLindsay SmithTasmania has unique adolescent health needs and often poorer adolescent health outcomes compared to other Australian states and territories. A major contributor to this is the challenge of providing an equitable healthcare service accessible and acceptable to the group. Adolescence is a time when independence in healthcare is evolving and innovative healthcare services are required to improve health and wellbeing outcomes. Schools are a place where confidential and effective primary care can be delivered to adolescents (Langford et.al. 2014; Mukoma & Flisher 2004). In Tasmania in 2012, a ‘Nurse on Campus’ school health service was in operation in only a small number of secondary schools and colleges. The model of service delivery involved a nurse being available to students for ‘drop-in’ one on one appointments as needed. This program was dependent on adolescent initiation through student self-referral or referral from another source. In 2012, an innovative ‘Nurse on Campus’ pilot project was implemented. In this enhanced school health service students at a rural high school were allocated one fifteen minute appointment with the school nurse regardless of perceived need. In addition, students were still able to access longer appointments and initiate self-referrals to the service when required as per the currently available ‘Nurse on Campus’ school health service.
History
Publication title
Developing practice: The child youth and family work journalVolume
42Pagination
55-65ISSN
1445-6818Department/School
School of NursingPublisher
Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies and NSW Family ServicesPlace of publication
Sydney, NSWRights statement
Copyright unknownRepository Status
- Restricted